Taylor Swift's London Eras Tour Kicks Off with Star-Studded Performances and Economic Impact: A Look at the Significant Three-Night Stop at Wembley Stadium
Taylor Swift kicked off her Eras Tour in London at Wembley Stadium on June 21, 2024.
The three-night stop is expected to have an significant economic impact with over 80,000 people attending each night.
Taylor Swift's London Eras Tour Kicks Off with Star-Studded Performances and Economic Impact
On June 21, 2024, Taylor Swift began her highly anticipated Eras Tour in London at Wembley Stadium. The three-night stop marked the singer's first performance in the city since 2019. With an estimated attendance of over 80,000 people per night and a lineup of opening acts including Mete and Paramore, Swift's tour is expected to leave a significant economic footprint in Europe.
Swift's connection to London runs deep. Having lived in the city on and off with her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, she has expressed her love for the city through music. Her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, includes the song
Taylor Swift performed at Wembley Stadium in London, a show that was the first time she has returned to the city since 2019.
Swift’s Eras tour featured an explosion of raw feeling as she performed songs from throughout her career, including Look What You Made Me Do, Cardigan, and 22.
During the acoustic secret song set, Swift performed a mash-up of Hits Different and Death By A Thousand Cuts on guitar.
The concert’s final era, Midnights, began with the song Midnight Rain as the heavens softly opened.
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The author makes several statements about the popularity and success of Taylor Swift's concert, but these are not fallacies as they are based on observable facts. The author also quotes Taylor Swift directly multiple times without committing a fallacy. However, there is an instance of an appeal to authority when the author states 'it was her new All-American boyfriend, Kansas City Chief's Travis Kelce, who almost stole the show'. This statement implies that Kelce's presence at the concert indicates his importance or influence on Swift's performance. However, it does not necessarily mean that this is true and there could be other reasons why he was prominent at the event.
an explosion of raw feeling.
Swift told the crowd that London was home to ‘the most supportive people in my corner’
Taylor Swift performed the first night of her Eras tour in London after an eight-year absence.
Swift attracted VIP guests including Travis Kelce, Nicola Coughlan, Cara Delevingne, and Sir Keir Starmer.
The capital welcomed Swift with a themed Tube map and a special performance of Shake It Off during the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace.
Swift performed medleys of Hits Different, Death By A Thousand Cuts, The Black Dog, Come Back Be Here, and Maroon for the first time live.
Swift closed the show with Karma, dedicating the lyric ‘Karma is the guy on the Chiefs / Coming straight home to me’ to her boyfriend Travis Kelce.
Swift wore a sparkly, rainbow-hued tassel jacket and prepared to bow out from another successful show.
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Cara Delevingne, Nicola Coughlin, and Jonathan Van Ness were spotted at the performance.
Swift has had notable guests at previous tour stops including Selena Gomez, Mindy Kaling, Charlize Theron, Emma Stone, Channing Tatum and Kevin Costner
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The author makes several statements that are not fallacious but do border on excessive praise for Taylor Swift and her concert. However, there is one instance of an appeal to authority when the author mentions Alice Vincent's five-star review from Wembley. This does not significantly impact the overall score as it only accounts for a small portion of the article.
The capital welcomed the 34-year-old US superstar with a themed Tube map, a special performance of Shake It Off during the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace and, in typical British fashion, a spot of rain.
With seven nights left at Wembley (Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June, then five nights from August 15), Swift’s remarkable, career-crowning show has hundreds of thousands of fans left to delight.
To find out what to expect from the Eras tour, read our breakdown of the first night at Wembley below
